Burglar who led police on dangerous car chase jailed

A notorious burglar was reduced to tears in a court dock as he faced a jail term for stealing a £27,000 Audi which ended up in a dangerous police pursuit.
Lee Ashton, 20, of no fixed abode, is starting a 27-month sentence in a young offender’s institution after a court heard how he broke into a bungalow on Lever House Lane, Leyland, where a couple lived with their baby son.
After stealing a Calvin Klein wallet and laptop he stole the car keys and made his getaway in the Audi. Preston Crown Court heard he tried to use a stolen bank card to pay for fuel but was refused.
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